On Monday Lily had an appointment with the developmental pediatrician. Please understand that we made this appointment like the week after she came home at the end of September. January 9th was the earliest appointment! It's all good though as it allowed Lily to get more settled with us before trying to assess her development and any delays that she may have. The news is good, she is pretty much on target in most areas, but her speech is at the level of a 16-18 month old (she is nearly 22 months old) which we expected. Also, the ped found that Lily has low muscle tone and recommended that we sign Lily up for swimming or gym class. We will have to see her again in the summer time.
But yay! My girl can drink with a straw now! And she can drink from a regular cup without half of the liquid coming out of her nose! We have a follow up appointment with ENT on the 31st to check on her ear tubes.
In other news, Dave fixed his guitar! He is so proud of himself. Here he is playing it (and I am so happy to hear the sounds of him playing a little every night). The impetus for fixing it was being able to help out with a bit of singspiration at Friday night Bible Study, which incidentally is where he and the boys are right now. Wonder how it is going. . .
When I took Lily to the developmental ped on Monday, I dropped the other kids off at a dear friend's house. They made freshly squeezed orange juice. Don't you love Aaron's shy pose here?
They started squeezing more oranges by hand when I arrived. And here is Nathan and Ellie (my friend's daughter) working together to make orange juice. "Put all of your weight on it, like this!" Ellie is telling Nathan.
And I have found out that some people read this blog to keep up with Dr. Phil. So for all of you, here is a cute picture of Dr. Phil!
Yes, that dog is cute, but the children are adorable.
ReplyDeleteI have noticed that my new children have VERY poor muscle tone also. They our tramp. and the swing though, so I praying for improvement.